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mission, afghanistan, are we winning? the question we put to the secretary of defense and the top commander on the ground. gates and petraeus together for the first time. how can the u.s. afford $10 billion a month for the war? and when can the troops come home? a message to you from the children of afghanistan. >>> back here at home tonight, breaking news. a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the beginning of the exit. how many of the 100,000 troops currently stationed here should be brought home, and all of this amid the continuing clamor from congress to accelerate the withdraws and do
mission, afghanistan, are we winning? the question we put to the secretary of defense and the top commander on the ground. gates and petraeus together for the first time. how can the u.s. afford $10 billion a month for the war? and when can the troops come home? a message to you from the children of afghanistan. >>> back here at home tonight, breaking news. a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six...
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why the defense secretary got choked up in afghanistan. diane sawyer right there with the troops tonight, and with the defense secretary as he tells her why it's time for him to go. >>> carried away. the frightening moments as one of those bounce houses blows away with children inside. >>> and, going, going, gone. as dallas prepares to face miami tonight -- ♪ why a different portrait of dallas is getting j.r. ewing's attention. >>> good evening. and we begin this sunday night with real hope in the fight against two powerful and deadly forms of cancer. the first breakthrough involves advanced skin cancer. and today, chancer doctors in chicago celebrated the findings. two new drugs offering unprecedented help for skin cancer patients, helping them to live longer. and the second, we first reported on here last night, involving breast cancer and a drug that can cut the risk in half for women most at risk. david kerley leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, researchers consider this treatment a stunning success in battling melanoma skin
why the defense secretary got choked up in afghanistan. diane sawyer right there with the troops tonight, and with the defense secretary as he tells her why it's time for him to go. >>> carried away. the frightening moments as one of those bounce houses blows away with children inside. >>> and, going, going, gone. as dallas prepares to face miami tonight -- ♪ why a different portrait of dallas is getting j.r. ewing's attention. >>> good evening. and we begin this...
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of defense robert gates, who was taking his fair well tour of afghanistan. and when he steps down next month, he will have circled the globe 26 times, much of it inside a plane called night watch. the doomsday plane. so, come with us now as we take you inside to show you the plane that can withstand a nuclear attack. it feels like we're inside a monsoon in singapore as we run to meet defense secretary robert gates and get our first look inside night watch, the doomsday plane. think of it as an airborne arc. if a nuclear bomb hits the united states, the most powerful survivors will board this plane. the plane will take to the air so they can consider retaliation, assess the damage. the plane is on permanent high alert, the flight team sleeping nearby, ready to scramble in five minutes. so, everybody is standing by, ready to fly. >> all the time. constantly, there's at least one alert airplane waiting to get airborne. >> reporter: shields all alongside the walls. they are thermal radiation shields. in the event of a nuclear attack, this plane is defended. it i
of defense robert gates, who was taking his fair well tour of afghanistan. and when he steps down next month, he will have circled the globe 26 times, much of it inside a plane called night watch. the doomsday plane. so, come with us now as we take you inside to show you the plane that can withstand a nuclear attack. it feels like we're inside a monsoon in singapore as we run to meet defense secretary robert gates and get our first look inside night watch, the doomsday plane. think of it as an...
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and of course it was 9/11 that led to the war in afghanistan. tonight, we bring you a harrowing firsthand look at what it means to be fighting in the cold hard hills there. 100,000 u.s. combat troops are waging this war. and in the past months, the u.s. has pushed back the taliban. but, now, it's spreading and that means the enemy is regrouping in the mountains. our mike boettcher was the only journalist with the 101st airborne. they were ordered on the dangerous mission to take the fight to the enemy. six soldiers would lose their lives. mike brings us a report on what he calls the fiercest fighting he's seenness 30 years in war zones. >> reporter: and the freezing afghan mountain top with pakistan close enough to touch the men of 1901st airborne known as no slack battalion, most in their 20s, some with only two weeks left on a year-long deployment, began their descent into hell. the taliban were waiting in their safe haven. a narrow mountain valley. no foreign troops had ever dared come here. once the furious attack began, we knew why. the tal
and of course it was 9/11 that led to the war in afghanistan. tonight, we bring you a harrowing firsthand look at what it means to be fighting in the cold hard hills there. 100,000 u.s. combat troops are waging this war. and in the past months, the u.s. has pushed back the taliban. but, now, it's spreading and that means the enemy is regrouping in the mountains. our mike boettcher was the only journalist with the 101st airborne. they were ordered on the dangerous mission to take the fight to...
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part of our series, "afghanistan, can we win?" >> we are flying towards afghanistan on what's called the doomsday plane. his last trip as secretary of defense. robert gates says 4 1/2 years of ordering men and women into battle is enough. do you know how muany have died since you became secretary of defense? >> as of yesterday, 1,255. and about 11,000 wounded. >> in afghanistan, he sat down for a giant intervijoint interv general david petraeus. are we winning this war? >> we're having a great deal of success of achieving the mission our forces have been given. >> we're making progress. we're loathe to use this very loaded term of winning or losing. overall, the momentum has changed. >> if we can't talk about winning, is it too much to ask of american men and women to put their lives on the line for the hope of a negotiated settlement with the people they're fighting? >> diane, we have not had a declared victory in a war with the possible exception of the first gulf war, since world war ii. are the american people safer at the end
part of our series, "afghanistan, can we win?" >> we are flying towards afghanistan on what's called the doomsday plane. his last trip as secretary of defense. robert gates says 4 1/2 years of ordering men and women into battle is enough. do you know how muany have died since you became secretary of defense? >> as of yesterday, 1,255. and about 11,000 wounded. >> in afghanistan, he sat down for a giant intervijoint interv general david petraeus. are we winning this...
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every war has its own signature images and when it comes to iraq and afghanistan, the sight and sound of donald rumsfeld at the pentagon podium is woven into american history. his defiant management of those wars made the former secretary of defense one of the most polarizing political figures of the post-9/11 age but in this his first television interview since 2006 you will see donald rumsfeld as never before. he reveals a tender side and valuable insight into the decisions that have so many young americans still in harm's way tonight. here with the world exclusive is diane sawyer. >> i've answered that question 15 times. >> reporter: formidable, combative. >> if they said what you said you said -- >> reporter: the title of his memoir "known and unknown" is based on one of his famous lectures to a confounded press. >> as we know, there are known knowns. there are things we know we know. we also know there are known unknowns, that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know, but there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know. >> donald h. rumsfeld.
every war has its own signature images and when it comes to iraq and afghanistan, the sight and sound of donald rumsfeld at the pentagon podium is woven into american history. his defiant management of those wars made the former secretary of defense one of the most polarizing political figures of the post-9/11 age but in this his first television interview since 2006 you will see donald rumsfeld as never before. he reveals a tender side and valuable insight into the decisions that have so many...
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for also hacking into the phones of a 13-year-old murder victim and families of soldiers killed in afghanistan. staffers are also accused of paying off police f f stories. arrests are sasa to be imminent. >>> now here's diane sawyer with a preview of nighghs "world news." diane? >> well, josh, as we've been talking this morning, tonight on "world news," jaycee dugard i i going to speak for the first time about 18 years of captivity. she was 11 years old when she was taken. horrible sexual abuse and she will talk emotionally about the birth of her child and also what it means to survive. lessons for us all about loving our lives every single day and that is coming up tonight on "world news," josh. >> thank you, diane. an extraordinary thing to wrap your mind around. you sat with her earlier. diane has the first interview with jaycee dugard. it is going to be absolutely compelling. >> it will be. thank you, josh. >>> let's check in now with the buzziest showbiz headlines and trends. lara at the board. >> let's get to it. time for our pop news heat index measuring the hottest, the coolest stories
for also hacking into the phones of a 13-year-old murder victim and families of soldiers killed in afghanistan. staffers are also accused of paying off police f f stories. arrests are sasa to be imminent. >>> now here's diane sawyer with a preview of nighghs "world news." diane? >> well, josh, as we've been talking this morning, tonight on "world news," jaycee dugard i i going to speak for the first time about 18 years of captivity. she was 11 years old when...
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troops in afghanistan, given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nenely doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000. tomorrow's announcement means that number will go down. what does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent, a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 million. and what does tomorrow mean in terms of human sacrifice? more than 12,000 have been wounded and 1,500 americans died. these two sosoiers flew home just this morning. it seems everyone we have met in afghanistan has lost a buddy. can you tell me his name? >> i can't even get it out. i can't even get it out. >> reporter: it's too painful to >> yeah. >> reporter: tomorrow's announcement will mean fewer americans in harm's way and hopefully fewer deaths. no one is saying the fighting is over, but with bin laden dead and american public weary of war, the president believes it's time to start bringing the troops home. diane? >> all right, martha. i know you'll be standing by
troops in afghanistan, given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nenely doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000. tomorrow's announcement means that number will go down. what does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent, a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 million. and what does tomorrow mean in terms of human sacrifice? more than 12,000 have been wounded and 1,500 americans died....
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he is now in afghanistan, a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13, who will have spent four and a half years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. but when i told him why i was coming here, why it was so important, that great little man said, well, you go help those people over there, you get rid of those bad guys and then you come home. >> reporter: gary will not be home, diane, for another year. >> those families just as brave as the troops overseas. martha, you have been reporting, though, that the top generals oppose large withdrawals. so, what are they saying tonight? >> reporter: well, they have given different risk assessments and this is one they thought was a higher risk, the more rapid drawdown. but they are all on board. every person i talked to from the military said, look, we'll do whatever the president wants us to do and we'll still make progress. >> thank you, martha. >>> and we will have full coverage of the president's speech, which will begin at 8:00 eastern time right here o
he is now in afghanistan, a brigadier general. and this is alex, now 13, who will have spent four and a half years without his father. how does that affect him? >> he doesn't like it. but when i told him why i was coming here, why it was so important, that great little man said, well, you go help those people over there, you get rid of those bad guys and then you come home. >> reporter: gary will not be home, diane, for another year. >> those families just as brave as the...
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diane. >> what a story to wake up to today in afghanistan. thank you, martha. >>> now we're going to shift gears and location to london. where it is t-minus three days and counting until the royal wedding. our entire team will be in position for the big ceremony which has a lot of modern twists. nick watt is in the center of the action tonight in london. good evening, nick. >> reporter: good evening, diane. william and kate have been involved in every detail of the planning of this wedding but now the die is cast and they're taking a couple of days off and enjoying the sunshine and like the rest of us counting down to what will be the most public wedding in the history of this planet. the flags are fluttering over the streets of london where they're preparing for a million strong throng, huge crowds have become a wedding tradition. >> what an extraordinary moment. >> reporter: but this is a modern couple and today in what's being hailed as a major break from tradition, we hear kate will wear her hair down. modern royals indeed. you can even f
diane. >> what a story to wake up to today in afghanistan. thank you, martha. >>> now we're going to shift gears and location to london. where it is t-minus three days and counting until the royal wedding. our entire team will be in position for the big ceremony which has a lot of modern twists. nick watt is in the center of the action tonight in london. good evening, nick. >> reporter: good evening, diane. william and kate have been involved in every detail of the planning...
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sergeant first class christian riege, father of three who served in afghanistan. and sergeant first class miranda mcel hinny. she used to bake cup cakes for the troops. >> in a few short hours, we lost the same amount of soldiers that we lost in the entire on raxs of iraqi and enduring freedom. >> reporter: also killed, a civilian senior citizens. kevin car rick was just two tables away from the troops. today, he was asked to help his son's third grade class understand the tragedy. one of the other boys in the class was the son of sergeant reige. today, authorities offered no new information about the shooter. they still can't explain why he appeared to be targeting national guard members. ironically, his blue van had a yellow support our troops bumper sticker. how does a community make sense of this? today, the sheriff offered his thoughts. >> we're a resilient society. we rebuild. but we don't forget. >> reporter: it's a measure of just how shaken this community is, that the general in charge of the national guard barracks here has ordered that all service membe
sergeant first class christian riege, father of three who served in afghanistan. and sergeant first class miranda mcel hinny. she used to bake cup cakes for the troops. >> in a few short hours, we lost the same amount of soldiers that we lost in the entire on raxs of iraqi and enduring freedom. >> reporter: also killed, a civilian senior citizens. kevin car rick was just two tables away from the troops. today, he was asked to help his son's third grade class understand the tragedy....
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troops in east and south afghanistan. he wants to thank them and fight back against growing u.s. pressure to withdraw a large number of them this year. david? >> our thanks to mike boettcher leading us off. we want to bring in christiane amanpour, the anchor in washington preparing for tomorrow morning's program. as so often the case with the drone strikes, it takes time before u.s. intelligence can confirm whether they got the person they were looking for. >> that's right, in any event the bodies were smashed. there is some confirmation to a group belonging to kasmiri, what is important the u.s. and pakistan put his name on a list of targets who they want to get in their fight against al qaeda. >> christiane, you heard what the secretary said to diane who is traveling with him that the drone strikes have been significant in their operation over pakistan. you've learned of new debate within the administration about the strikes as a whole. >> there are reports about divisions over the use of these controversial drone strikes, but as you heard secretary gates saying they have contr
troops in east and south afghanistan. he wants to thank them and fight back against growing u.s. pressure to withdraw a large number of them this year. david? >> our thanks to mike boettcher leading us off. we want to bring in christiane amanpour, the anchor in washington preparing for tomorrow morning's program. as so often the case with the drone strikes, it takes time before u.s. intelligence can confirm whether they got the person they were looking for. >> that's right, in any...
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they burned a koran in florida and it sparked a murder spree in afghanistan. tonight, what the pastor behind that koran burning says. >>> heavy tax. the state planning to slap a special fee on obese people? tonight, the tidal wave of reaction. one side outraged, the other saying, it's about time. >>> and our inspiring "person of the week." 5'2" inches, nerves of steel. how she backed off 1,000 men to save everyone around her. >>> good evening. welcome to april and we begin tonight with strong new evidence that this country may have turned the corner on jobs. 216,000 americans went back to work last month. unemployment down to 8.8%, the lowest in two years. of course, millions are still looking for work, but companies are hiring now, at the fastest pace in five years. and matt gutman is in sunrise, florida, tonight with some of the people driving that number. hello, matt. >> reporter: hello, diane. florida has been pummeled by unemployment. the third highest jobless rate in the country. but there are some signs of a turn around. this is a bloomingdale's outlet.
they burned a koran in florida and it sparked a murder spree in afghanistan. tonight, what the pastor behind that koran burning says. >>> heavy tax. the state planning to slap a special fee on obese people? tonight, the tidal wave of reaction. one side outraged, the other saying, it's about time. >>> and our inspiring "person of the week." 5'2" inches, nerves of steel. how she backed off 1,000 men to save everyone around her. >>> good evening. welcome...
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. >>> outrage after american soldiers coming home from afghanistan are forced to pay hundreds of dollars in baggage fees. our reporter with tough questions, an embarrassed airline retreats. >>> steady in the storm. word tonight, she is having a child. the powerful woman side by side with hillary clinton right now, as her husband's story and career seem to unravel by the hour. >>> and, made in america summer. which car would create the most american jobs if you bought one? our special series begins right here tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, there are 207 million americans trying to cope with the kind of heat that is buckling roads and causing heat stroke. take a look at the map. here we are. new mexico, all the way up to new england. temperatures soaring. in fact, dozens of records that have stood for decades are simply toppling in these temperatures. and, the drought. the second-largest fire in arizona ever, it is now the size of chicago, is roaming through the state and growing unchecked. all of this, as you know, on the heels of that brutal spring with the tor
. >>> outrage after american soldiers coming home from afghanistan are forced to pay hundreds of dollars in baggage fees. our reporter with tough questions, an embarrassed airline retreats. >>> steady in the storm. word tonight, she is having a child. the powerful woman side by side with hillary clinton right now, as her husband's story and career seem to unravel by the hour. >>> and, made in america summer. which car would create the most american jobs if you bought...
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. >>> now, the next weeks are a crossroads for american troops in afghanistan. and the president of afghanistan has now lashed out with a furious denunciation. it happened after 14 afghan civilians, including 11 children, were killed in a nato air strike over the weekend. president hamd karzai ordered an end to attacks on any houses. adding that western forces run the risk of being seen as occupiers. our nick schifrin and martha raddatz have both spent years covering afghanistan and joining me now. nick, so what does this mean? does hamid karzai want american troops snout. >> no, i think he feels disempowered and out of the loop. when these raids happen, when these air strikes happen, and they go wrong, when they kill women and children, he doesn't know that this happens so he feels like he has to respond to the family's anger and echo the anger to american troops. what he says is talk to me about these raids, involve the afghans more and i can help you, i can help mitigate this anger. he does not feel like the u.s. is doing this. >> he's talking to the afghan p
. >>> now, the next weeks are a crossroads for american troops in afghanistan. and the president of afghanistan has now lashed out with a furious denunciation. it happened after 14 afghan civilians, including 11 children, were killed in a nato air strike over the weekend. president hamd karzai ordered an end to attacks on any houses. adding that western forces run the risk of being seen as occupiers. our nick schifrin and martha raddatz have both spent years covering afghanistan and...
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in afghanistan, will return to the u.s. to head the cia in the fall. >>> and, now here in london, the city has been transformed into a kind of wedding command center. electrified by a secret rehearsal with the bride and groom tonight. and nick watt has been tracking the action. he's at methodist hall right now. nick? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, kate and william have just been and gone. they were here at this 1,000-year-old abbey for their final rehearsal. they slipped into the abbey through a side door. post-rehearsal, the paparazzi caught a very happy bride and groom driving away. in 36 hours, they'll be back with 2 billion people watching, doing this for real. this afternoon, this was the scene outside kate's hotel. is the wedding dress in there? there's kate's dad. what's in his bag? kate at the wheel. is that the wedding hairdo? kate taking a box out of the trunk. what's inside? meanwhile, last minute rehearsals for fly past pilots, horse back horn players and in the predawn quiet, all the queen's horses and
in afghanistan, will return to the u.s. to head the cia in the fall. >>> and, now here in london, the city has been transformed into a kind of wedding command center. electrified by a secret rehearsal with the bride and groom tonight. and nick watt has been tracking the action. he's at methodist hall right now. nick? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, kate and william have just been and gone. they were here at this 1,000-year-old abbey for their final rehearsal. they slipped...
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he is helping four soldiers wounded in afghanistan trek to the north pole a few hundred miles away. and our bob woodruff talked to the prince about the soldiers, their bravery and the prince's wedding role to come. >> reporter: it has been a dream for the four soldiers and prince harry, as well. is it okay if i call you prince harry? >> whatever you want. can i call you bob? >> reporter: a trek to the top of the earth, wounded brothers facing a challenge together. this is such a beautiful place out here. putting so much time in for walking with the wounded. >> proves that no matter what, you can progress with your life. >> reporter: by day, skiing the mountains. racing snow mobiles. but the wedding of his brother awaits him. your father, i can only imagine this is very important to him. the first son getting married. >> i know, he's over the moon. he's managed to make time to sort of help kate out with the music and stuff like that, the procession music, which i think is fantastic. he's obsessed with the music. it's been slaving away, getting it all right. >> reporter: your brother
he is helping four soldiers wounded in afghanistan trek to the north pole a few hundred miles away. and our bob woodruff talked to the prince about the soldiers, their bravery and the prince's wedding role to come. >> reporter: it has been a dream for the four soldiers and prince harry, as well. is it okay if i call you prince harry? >> whatever you want. can i call you bob? >> reporter: a trek to the top of the earth, wounded brothers facing a challenge together. this is such...
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troops in afghanistan some time this month. our diane sawyer has been traveling there with outgoing secretary of defense, robert gates, and general petraeus. they're offering the president several withdrawal options. mr. obama says now is the time, especially with the, quote, big chunk of the mission accomplished. >> with respect to afghanistan, i'll be making an announcement soon. what i said this summer is the summer of transition, where we start handing over more responsibility to the afghan government. i intend to follow through on that commitment i made to the american people. >> there are about 100,000 americans in afghanistan. that's three-times as many as when the president took office. >>> former imf head, dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulted a hotel maid. outside the courtroom, dozens of mads in their uniforms jeered the expert. >>> more high winds are fanning flames as a wildfire stretches all the way to iowa. 5 buildings and 230,000 acres have been destroyed so far. and thousands more peop
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a nation still at war in iraq and afghanistan. the u.s. has now joined a third battlefront, firing missiles into another nation, libya. a coalition of 21 countries trying to stop moammar gadhafi from waging war on his own people. before the ataturk there were images of a plane brought down, not sure how, as gadhafi forces continue to defend the rebel stronghold. what is at risk for the united states tonight and what happens next? our team has been reporting on the big events all day, and we'll begin with martha raddatz in washington. >> we're getting the first pictures of one of the tomahawk missiles being launched from a u.s. ship. there's no question we're at war once again and the u.s. for now is in the lead. the first vowlley of missiles a wither attack. more than 110 missiles launched from mostly u.s. ships and submarines, pounded the libyan missile sietsz. the missiles were fired from 500 miles away in the mediterranean sea after 2:00 p.m. eastern time, hitting libyan soil hours later. >> the targets themselves were selected on a sel
a nation still at war in iraq and afghanistan. the u.s. has now joined a third battlefront, firing missiles into another nation, libya. a coalition of 21 countries trying to stop moammar gadhafi from waging war on his own people. before the ataturk there were images of a plane brought down, not sure how, as gadhafi forces continue to defend the rebel stronghold. what is at risk for the united states tonight and what happens next? our team has been reporting on the big events all day, and we'll...
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to leave afghanistan now? the job is not finished there. it's the taliban there waging wear against the united states. that job is not finished. others saying that the death of osama bin laden is the cause of the violence. >> we have heard from the muslim world saying, get out of afghanistan. >> they will not be able to yet. that job is not over. al qaeda is not the taliban. they have been connected. but the taliban is fighting the u.s. there. >> thank you, christiane. you have been up all night, too. >>> i want to get a check of the weather, sam champion, another important story right now. in tuscaloosa, alabama, how is it going there? >> good morning, robin. day five after the outbreak. there's just complete december instruction. you have to idea how they can clean all of this up. 344 folks have lost their lives here. unimaginable here. 434 are unaccounted for that still have not been found five days later. let's get to the boards. show you what is going on this morning. where the flooding will be in the middle of the country. 22 states i
to leave afghanistan now? the job is not finished there. it's the taliban there waging wear against the united states. that job is not finished. others saying that the death of osama bin laden is the cause of the violence. >> we have heard from the muslim world saying, get out of afghanistan. >> they will not be able to yet. that job is not over. al qaeda is not the taliban. they have been connected. but the taliban is fighting the u.s. there. >> thank you, christiane. you...
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their return, a finish line for that surge, the 33,000 extra troops who went to afghanistan to turn the tide of the war. these, the 101st aaron borir br of ft. campbell, kentucky. and a abc's john donvan has their journey home. >> reporter: this brigade walked 1,000 miles to afghanistan, carried out almost 5,000 missions. they marked the calendar in battles fought and in days survived. >> what happened? >> i got shot. >> reporter: a christmas. >> letter from my daughter. >> reporter: a new year's. >> my wish is that next year is much more uneventful than this year. >> reporter: and one just plain bad day in march when they lost six men. >> i have three casualties. i'll give you more information as i get it. >> roger. >> reporter: all of which we saw thanks to abc's mike boettcher and his son carlos behind the camera who spent the year imbedded with the 101st. the guys who were sent in 2010 for what was called "the surge." their brigade lost 17 men killed in action. 17 brothers. >> do that for you, do that for me. you do that for his family back home. so that the fight stays here. >> rep
their return, a finish line for that surge, the 33,000 extra troops who went to afghanistan to turn the tide of the war. these, the 101st aaron borir br of ft. campbell, kentucky. and a abc's john donvan has their journey home. >> reporter: this brigade walked 1,000 miles to afghanistan, carried out almost 5,000 missions. they marked the calendar in battles fought and in days survived. >> what happened? >> i got shot. >> reporter: a christmas. >> letter from my...
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and afghanistan? >> nato has struggled, at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of 25,000 to 40,000 troops. >> reporter: and those countries that do participate? many have caveats to reduce risk. for example, spain's 1,500 troops are not allowed to fire a weapon except in self-defense. and they cannot operate at night. gates says there is time for nato reverse the trend, but he can now leave his post knowing that nato has been warned. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> and the west is watching another tinderbox overseas, syria, where an exodus is under way. thousands of refugees are streaming across the border into turkey, trying to escape the president's forces. government helicopters said to be firing randomly at anything that moves. residents are in hiding, sending out urgent messages begging for help. at least 32 people were killed today. >>> and still ahead, a u.s. government worry about a chemical found in some houses, even coffee cups what's the risk? >>> favorite recipes of presid
and afghanistan? >> nato has struggled, at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of 25,000 to 40,000 troops. >> reporter: and those countries that do participate? many have caveats to reduce risk. for example, spain's 1,500 troops are not allowed to fire a weapon except in self-defense. and they cannot operate at night. gates says there is time for nato reverse the trend, but he can now leave his post knowing that nato has been warned. martha raddatz, abc news, washington....
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. >> between the borders of afghanistan and pakistan. this is the heart of it. this is where bin laden is. >> he is, as is obvious, in very deep hiding. he's in an area of the -- the tribal areas in pakistan. obviously has tremendous security around him. >> reporter: that obviously did not turn out to be true, but clearly, panetta's cia stayed with it, ending this story with stunning success, diane. >> all right, martha. and we'll go now to pakistan. our nick schifrin, as you know, brought the world the first foe tomes inside the bin laden compound. and, he has managed to track down a friend of the men who were bin laden's links to the world outside those walls. and he reports tonight from abbottabad. >> reporter: it is the world's most infamous hideout. we got a glimpse into the private lives today thanks to this man, a friend of osama bin laden's infamous couriers. he spoke to us with us blurring his face. "they interacted with very few people," he says. "those inside stayed to themselves, rarely venturing out. not attending weddings or funerals. bin laden nev
. >> between the borders of afghanistan and pakistan. this is the heart of it. this is where bin laden is. >> he is, as is obvious, in very deep hiding. he's in an area of the -- the tribal areas in pakistan. obviously has tremendous security around him. >> reporter: that obviously did not turn out to be true, but clearly, panetta's cia stayed with it, ending this story with stunning success, diane. >> all right, martha. and we'll go now to pakistan. our nick schifrin,...
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pakistanis is home to dangerous extremist groups, provides key help for the war in afghanistan, and has a large nuclear arsenal. >> if untethered, i think it very easily could fall into the position of being the most dangerous nation in the world. >> reporter: bin laden may be gone, but in his wake, a growing divide with an essential u.s. ally. jim sclutto, abc news, islamabad. >>> and still ahead on "world news" from memphis -- the waters are rising, but underneath, water moccasins, swarming. we saw them from our boat today. >>> and later, one man against the mississippi. a hero who once stood watch over this river city. your advertising mail campaign is paying off! business is good! it must be if you're doing all that overnight shipping. that must cost a fortune. it sure does. well, if it doesn't have to get there overnight, you can save a lot with priority mail flat rate envelopes. one flat rate to any state, just $4.95. that's cool and all... but it ain't my money. i seriously do not care... so, you don't care what anyone says, you want to save this company money! that's exactly wha
pakistanis is home to dangerous extremist groups, provides key help for the war in afghanistan, and has a large nuclear arsenal. >> if untethered, i think it very easily could fall into the position of being the most dangerous nation in the world. >> reporter: bin laden may be gone, but in his wake, a growing divide with an essential u.s. ally. jim sclutto, abc news, islamabad. >>> and still ahead on "world news" from memphis -- the waters are rising, but...
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but it is of huge concern because it had been thought one of the most secure places in afghanistan. >>> and in the middle east, a here rope's welcome today for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, after he made history here in the u.n. in new york. he told cheering crowds in the west bank that a palestinian spring has been born, but abbas rejected a u.s. proposal for the palestinians to return to peace talks, calling ate nonstarter, without an israeli freeze on building settlements in the west bank. and the israeli prime minister said he would begin peace talks with the palestinians recognizing a jewish state. is israel concerned about that push for democracy all around them. are you concerned at all about the arab spring that we're witnessing? we were in tahrir square during the revolution. we witnessed what happened at the cairo embassy. does it feel like a more dangerous time for israel in the region? >> definitely. it's dangerous for everyone, not only for israel. because while there are great hopes that the arab societies will undergo a democratic and peaceful transformation, the
but it is of huge concern because it had been thought one of the most secure places in afghanistan. >>> and in the middle east, a here rope's welcome today for palestinian president mahmoud abbas, after he made history here in the u.n. in new york. he told cheering crowds in the west bank that a palestinian spring has been born, but abbas rejected a u.s. proposal for the palestinians to return to peace talks, calling ate nonstarter, without an israeli freeze on building settlements in...
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in this, the tenth year, of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and we are thinkinin of them tonight.ing for their families thanks for watch. diane will be back tomorrow. don't forget to check out "nightline" later and i'll see you in the morning later on "gma." have a good night. . if i were a customer, i'd like nonstop travel because it's quicker. because it's convenient. it's just the best way to go. keeps the cost down. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has added new nonstop flights from bwi airport to south carolina. it means more time doing the things i want to do. it's easy. it's hassle-free. there's no headaches. [ male announcer ] fly southwest airlines' new nonstops from bwi airport to greenville-spartanburg and charleston, south carolina. i like nonstop travel because... you don't got any more stuff. [ laughter ] [ ding ] captioned by closed captioning services, inc.
in this, the tenth year, of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and we are thinkinin of them tonight.ing for their families thanks for watch. diane will be back tomorrow. don't forget to check out "nightline" later and i'll see you in the morning later on "gma." have a good night. . if i were a customer, i'd like nonstop travel because it's quicker. because it's convenient. it's just the best way to go. keeps the cost down. [ male...
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assistance programs may not survive an american withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> afghanistan is just one issue that is sapping president obama's poll numbers. the other major one is, of course, the economy. another poll shows that makes the president pretty vulnerable to one challenger, mitt romney. jake tapper has the details. >> reporter: the bad economic numbers mean bad re-election numbers for the president. percentage who zis approve of the president's handling of the economy, 59%, an all-time high. percentage who say the nation is on the wrong track, 66%. >> we've still got some enormous work to do. >> reporter: hosting the german chancellor, the president argued he knows the job is not done. as evidenced by anemic job growth in may. >> we don't yet know whether this is a one-month episode or a longer trend. obviously, we're experiencing some headwinds. gas prices probably being most prominent. >> reporter: romney polled even with obama, in two groups he won in 2008. two other poll numbers the white house is keeping an eye on. fewer than 50% says the president understands the p
assistance programs may not survive an american withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> afghanistan is just one issue that is sapping president obama's poll numbers. the other major one is, of course, the economy. another poll shows that makes the president pretty vulnerable to one challenger, mitt romney. jake tapper has the details. >> reporter: the bad economic numbers mean bad re-election numbers for the president. percentage who zis approve of the president's handling of the...
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>> martha rad dad reporting from afghanistan on how they tracked him down. but a question. could this mark the beginning of the end for al qaeda? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been tracking awlaki for years and tells us what his death means. >> reporter: man who u.s. officials said posed the greatest threat to america was a true 21st century terrorist. harnessing the power of the internet, youtube, facebook and twitter for his soft-spoken calls to muslims to attack america. >> we are against evil. and america has a whole has turned into a nation of evil. >> reporter: born in the united states, in new mexico in 1971, anwar al awlaki went to college in colorado, before heading up mosques in san diego and virginia. he was considered a moderate, asked to help the u.s. government reach out to muslims, but all that changed just a few months after the 9/11 attacks. >> we're now feeling that things are changing and that the authorities are really putting the whole muslim community under siege. >> reporter: by 2004, he had moved to yemen and begun to inspire
>> martha rad dad reporting from afghanistan on how they tracked him down. but a question. could this mark the beginning of the end for al qaeda? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been tracking awlaki for years and tells us what his death means. >> reporter: man who u.s. officials said posed the greatest threat to america was a true 21st century terrorist. harnessing the power of the internet, youtube, facebook and twitter for his soft-spoken calls to muslims to...
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campbell, kentucky from his third tour in afghanistan, this staff sergeant enjoyed a meal with his family. the government shutdown will not mean that soldiers stop fighting. it would mean that he, and his wife, a federal employee, would not be paid. >> if they stop both of paychecks i would definitely have a devastating effect on us. just with, you know, with children and daily lives, expenses will go away. >> reporter: no such problem for president obama, house speaker john boehner or congressional leaders. they'll be paid no matter what, even if they cannot hammer a deal. a cruel irony not lost on military families with loved ones overseas. >> it doesn't effect them, it effects us. >> reporter: and diane, of course, both sides say a deal is within reach but they have not been able to agree upon a final figure for cuts where the cuts come from and those controversial provisions about abortion, national public radio and whether or not they should strip powers from the epa. die jan? >> jake tapper catching the president's eye last night. thank you, jake. >>> and last night, we brought you
campbell, kentucky from his third tour in afghanistan, this staff sergeant enjoyed a meal with his family. the government shutdown will not mean that soldiers stop fighting. it would mean that he, and his wife, a federal employee, would not be paid. >> if they stop both of paychecks i would definitely have a devastating effect on us. just with, you know, with children and daily lives, expenses will go away. >> reporter: no such problem for president obama, house speaker john boehner...
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i spoke to her about this and other issues. >> good morning from afghanistan. another big turning point as you know from the united states. and we have a question for america's leaders. the secretary of defense and the general in charge will be talking with me here. i've also been talking to the forces themselves. is america winning and what happens is some of america's troops begin to come home. a related question as you know, a debate going on inside the white house about all of those drones firing in pakistan. and we had a chance on the big plane coming in to ask secretary gates where he stands on the drones. >> first of all, it has to be acknowledged that these drones have played a significant role in taking a lot of taliban leaders and trainers, off the table. the question really then becomes, the role of the drones, our relationship with pakistan and how this all fits together. and i think that's the discussion that we're having. we've gone through a difficult spell with the pakistani government. the reality is, we need each other. and, so, working our wa
i spoke to her about this and other issues. >> good morning from afghanistan. another big turning point as you know from the united states. and we have a question for america's leaders. the secretary of defense and the general in charge will be talking with me here. i've also been talking to the forces themselves. is america winning and what happens is some of america's troops begin to come home. a related question as you know, a debate going on inside the white house about all of those...
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can the american military stretch so thin in afghanistan and iraq add another burden? and, is there a chance that gadhafi will fold? even though he's threatening retaliation. our team has been reporting on this all day and is standing by. we start with jake tapper and exactly what the white house is expecting now. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. president obama is mindful that the american public is weary of war. and that the international community is skeptical of the u.s. attacking yet another muslim country. so, he's done everything he can to make this conflict seem as international as possible. he even mentioned our arab partners in this effort seven times today. president obama today gave moammar gadhafi one last chance >> he has a chance. a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. that means all attacks against civilians must stop. >> reporter: gadhafi must pull back his troops, the president said, and allow water, power and humanitarian relief to reach civilians. >> these terms are not negotiable. they are not subject to negotiation. >> reporter: the
can the american military stretch so thin in afghanistan and iraq add another burden? and, is there a chance that gadhafi will fold? even though he's threatening retaliation. our team has been reporting on this all day and is standing by. we start with jake tapper and exactly what the white house is expecting now. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. president obama is mindful that the american public is weary of war. and that the international community is skeptical of the u.s....
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>> reporter: we went with air force parajumpers on a recent trip to afghanistan, flying evasively through the mountains, fully armed. they showed us exactly how a downed pilot would be raised to safety, on a wire hoist pulling them slowly into the helicopter. >>> hard to imagine what that took. and now, more of our interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. earlier, i spoke to her about that rescue. your heart stopped for a minute? >> oh, it did. as you might guess. >> her heart stopped before she realized they were all right. but we also had a chance to sit down and talk about how long the operation will go on in libya, will it be as promised, just a matter of days, not weeks, as the president promised? so, i asked her, would it be on the anniversary of the one week, saturday, before monday? it will be one week on saturday, will it happen by saturday? >> well, it will be days. whether it's by saturday or not depends upon the evaluation made by our military commanders, along with our allies and partners. i hope it will be sooner instead of later. >> reporter: you might even think
>> reporter: we went with air force parajumpers on a recent trip to afghanistan, flying evasively through the mountains, fully armed. they showed us exactly how a downed pilot would be raised to safety, on a wire hoist pulling them slowly into the helicopter. >>> hard to imagine what that took. and now, more of our interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. earlier, i spoke to her about that rescue. your heart stopped for a minute? >> oh, it did. as you might guess....
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but first, breaking news from afghanistan. a team of suicide bombers has attacked a luxury hotel popular with foreigners, shattering what had been relative calm in the there have been explosions and a gun battle. hundreds may have been inside at the start of the attack, including top officials of the afghan government. at least ten are dead and abc's nick schifrin is there. nick? >> reporter: george, the hotel is about 1,000 feet behind me, but you can't see it, because police have cut electricity to the entire neighborhood. i was able to talk to one person who left the hotel during the attack. he explains a bloody scene. he says three of his colleagues were killed and one of the attackers had more than 15 agree namds strapped to his chest. the attack has lasted for more than four and a half hours. you can hear the fire fight still raging inside the hotel. in all, six attackers approached the hotel with machine guns and suicide vests. one detonated himself at the first security check point, several hundred feet from the enfran
but first, breaking news from afghanistan. a team of suicide bombers has attacked a luxury hotel popular with foreigners, shattering what had been relative calm in the there have been explosions and a gun battle. hundreds may have been inside at the start of the attack, including top officials of the afghan government. at least ten are dead and abc's nick schifrin is there. nick? >> reporter: george, the hotel is about 1,000 feet behind me, but you can't see it, because police have cut...
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in a fire fight today along the pakistan/afghanistan border. a clash that's turned america's relationship with pakistan from bad to worse in the wake of the raid that killed osama bin laden. and our own martha raddatz was the only reporter shoulder to shoulder with the american general in command of the volatile border region. >> reporter: just hours after the exchange of gunfire between americans and pakistanis -- >> there was an engagement with apaches. >> reporter: we were flying along the same border with the commander in charge of eastern afghanistan, major general john campbell. what happened? >> we know for sure a helicopter was fired upon, we got the rounds inside the helicopter. nobody was hurt. the helicopter returned fire. >> reporter: while it is still being investigated what officials believe, two apache helicopters were patrolling the afghan/pakistan border, where we were today, across from the al qaeda safe haven. that's when one fo the u.s. helicopter's accidentally crossed into pakistani territory. the pakistanis opened fire, t
in a fire fight today along the pakistan/afghanistan border. a clash that's turned america's relationship with pakistan from bad to worse in the wake of the raid that killed osama bin laden. and our own martha raddatz was the only reporter shoulder to shoulder with the american general in command of the volatile border region. >> reporter: just hours after the exchange of gunfire between americans and pakistanis -- >> there was an engagement with apaches. >> reporter: we were...
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there will all kinds of people trying to learn the lessons of afghanistan, iraq. >> reporter: everybody is so eager to know what is the lesson you learned about you. >> oh, my goodness. i don't really think that way. i wasn't worried about me. i was worried about the country. >> reporter: one more time i asked rumsfeld about the price of long wars. in 1995 i did an interview with another 78-year-old former secretary of defense, robert mcnamara, architect of the vietnam war, mcnamara told me he had concluded that war was wrong. >> i think we were wrong. >> reporter: mcnamara said it was hard to face his mistakes and added this. military commander who was honest with you will say he's made mistakes which have cost lives. >> well, you're dealing with lives. it is a very difficult thing to ask people to go into battle. >> reporter: hard to live with. have you done it? is it hard to live with. >> i have so much respect for them all volunteers, each one said send me. >> reporter: robert mcnamara said of vietnam we were wrong. >> that's not the case of iraq. that's not the case with iraq. i th
there will all kinds of people trying to learn the lessons of afghanistan, iraq. >> reporter: everybody is so eager to know what is the lesson you learned about you. >> oh, my goodness. i don't really think that way. i wasn't worried about me. i was worried about the country. >> reporter: one more time i asked rumsfeld about the price of long wars. in 1995 i did an interview with another 78-year-old former secretary of defense, robert mcnamara, architect of the vietnam war,...
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afghanistan where 9/11 is well under way, they've raised the flag in southern afghanistan with the names of everybody who was lost. there are remembrances all over the world, because it did fundamentally change america's relationship with the world and vice versa. >> it's not just a ceremony, you told me you were at the warehouse where they took pieces of steel from the world trade center and sent them across the country? >> that's right. over the years they gathered pieces of twisted metal that have fallen. they call it artifacts, archive this, is not wreckage, this is living memorial. in the last year and a half many have beened out to people in the country and eight different countries that have their own 9/11 memorial. >> when down at ground zero,o, was struck how every single momento of that day is -- as we know, the survivor's staircase will be in the museum, the last column of steel will be there not just the survivor's tree. >> no doubt that place will be a site where more momentos are placed of the victims again. is robin roberts still with us down at ground zero? >> yes, i'm he
afghanistan where 9/11 is well under way, they've raised the flag in southern afghanistan with the names of everybody who was lost. there are remembrances all over the world, because it did fundamentally change america's relationship with the world and vice versa. >> it's not just a ceremony, you told me you were at the warehouse where they took pieces of steel from the world trade center and sent them across the country? >> that's right. over the years they gathered pieces of...
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bear, owned by a girl named justice, who got it from her dad four years ago when he went to serve in afghanistan. but this week, on a drive with justice and her mom and grandparents along i-90, west from a visit to idaho, daddy bear fell out of the car during a roadside rest stop. tears everywhere back home, because daddy bear means so much, especially with real dad away again right now in korea. >> it means everything to her. i honestly didn't think that anybody would find him, i mean -- who finds a teddy bear laying alongside the side of the road. >> reporter: so grandma put out word on facebook. then washington state's department of transportation sent out a tweet. anyone see it? and leave it to harry and terry. >> harry and i both pretty much saw it at the same time. it was in good shape. >> we both looked up, seen something white right there. as we got closer, we realized it was a bear. >> reporter: and then they made the nearly four-hour drive to deliver daddy bear back home in person. >> justice. i have something for you. >> what is that? >> daddy bear! >> reporter: and who were the ones
bear, owned by a girl named justice, who got it from her dad four years ago when he went to serve in afghanistan. but this week, on a drive with justice and her mom and grandparents along i-90, west from a visit to idaho, daddy bear fell out of the car during a roadside rest stop. tears everywhere back home, because daddy bear means so much, especially with real dad away again right now in korea. >> it means everything to her. i honestly didn't think that anybody would find him, i mean --...
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the ecomony health care and wars in iraq and afghanistan tonight the president will address the country and there are a lot of issues to tackle. so what's important to you and what's going to be discussed. linda so joins because preview. linda, welcome back. >> reporter: with the ecomony still recovering, a lot of us want to know what will be done to get us out of the rut. the president says it involves investing in the future and becoming competitive in a changing world. obama will focus on five pillars, invasion, education, infrastructure and reducing federal debt. to do that you have to make amend with a divide congress whose party lost control with the house after mid term elects. he promises to set a new tone to reach across the aisle. something he admitted he failed to do in the first two years. and with the ecomony a top priority, he will need to do to get that support to make positive gains. >> i am focused on making sure the ecomony is working for everybody. for the entire american family. >> reporter: and as you watch the speech tonight, you will notice something different. a
the ecomony health care and wars in iraq and afghanistan tonight the president will address the country and there are a lot of issues to tackle. so what's important to you and what's going to be discussed. linda so joins because preview. linda, welcome back. >> reporter: with the ecomony still recovering, a lot of us want to know what will be done to get us out of the rut. the president says it involves investing in the future and becoming competitive in a changing world. obama will focus...
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carrier, videos which were made while the "enterprise" was supporting combat operations in iraq and afghanistan. meet captain owen p. honors. decorated top gun pilot. naval academy graduate. and one of only 11 officers in the u.s. navy who commands an aircraft carrier. but probably not for long. this is captain honors on the videos he broadcast for his 6,000 sailors as part of movie night in 2006 and 2007, jokingly revealing sexually suggestive staged scenes between two women and two men and that is not the half of it. the captain fakes a sexual scene with himself. let's loose a series of "f" words. >> you [ bleep ]. >> see, you [ bleep ] there didn't you? >> reporter: and in this scene where he plays all three characters, including the surface warfare officer or s.w.o., he reportedly uses gay slurs. there are incredibly gross toilet jokes and scenes making fun of rectal exams. >> it's clearly inappropriate for somebody of that position, representative of the commanding officer to be, using those words, making jokes such as those or participating in anything like that. >> reporter: the virginia
carrier, videos which were made while the "enterprise" was supporting combat operations in iraq and afghanistan. meet captain owen p. honors. decorated top gun pilot. naval academy graduate. and one of only 11 officers in the u.s. navy who commands an aircraft carrier. but probably not for long. this is captain honors on the videos he broadcast for his 6,000 sailors as part of movie night in 2006 and 2007, jokingly revealing sexually suggestive staged scenes between two women and two...
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. >>> and it has been an unusually dramatic and dangerous day for americans in afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul came under fierce attack. along with other buildings, including american military headquarters, as taliban forces launched a brazen assault. abc's martha raddatz has more on a city under siege. >> reporter: heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades rained down on the most heavily fortified buildings in kabul. >> hey, you got muzzle flash from that brown construction building! >> reporter: insurgents took the sure ban high ground -- a 14-story office building under construction, shooting down on the u.s. and nato military compound and the u.s. embassy 300 yards below. embassy employees scrambled for cover, a rocket or grenade slamming into their compound. >> get down! >> reporter: u.s. and nato forces returned fire. pummeling forinsurgents and keeg the compound and embassy secure. the fire fight lasted for five hours. in the end, at least seven afghans were killed and dozens wounded. despite all of america's recent hopes for progress in this war, the ta
. >>> and it has been an unusually dramatic and dangerous day for americans in afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul came under fierce attack. along with other buildings, including american military headquarters, as taliban forces launched a brazen assault. abc's martha raddatz has more on a city under siege. >> reporter: heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades rained down on the most heavily fortified buildings in kabul. >> hey, you got muzzle flash from that...
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a copy was left in afghanistan, as well. analysts are combing through all of it, though, it is all, of course, in aarabic, so it could take time. and sources tell abc news that investigators are also looking into the two owners of the compound, who were in the money changing business, in the hopes it may led them to sources of al qaeda's financing. diane? >> that could be one of the explosive things we learn. thank you, martha. and in a minute, we're going to tell you more about the secretive world of the navy s.e.a.l.s, that elite team 6. >>> but first, you heard martha mention osama bin laden's wife. another clue from the exclusive video. in it, you can see the passport of a young woman from yemen. it is bin laden's much younger fourth wife, and brian ross is here tonight about the woman at bin laden's side when the navy s.e.a.l.s struck. >> reporter: bin laden's family occupied the second and third floor of this hideout in pakistan, where one of his sons was killed and his wife injured in sunday's raid. his wife was the y
a copy was left in afghanistan, as well. analysts are combing through all of it, though, it is all, of course, in aarabic, so it could take time. and sources tell abc news that investigators are also looking into the two owners of the compound, who were in the money changing business, in the hopes it may led them to sources of al qaeda's financing. diane? >> that could be one of the explosive things we learn. thank you, martha. and in a minute, we're going to tell you more about the...
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abc's jake tapper is in afghanistan tonight with reaction to the attack which comes as out u.s.-led coalition prepares to hand more security forces. jake? >> reporter: geek from bagram airfield, david. u.s. forces say that the attack by the taliban in kabul earlier this weekend is an example of their desperation but that seems an open question as attacks by the taliban in kabul are getting more brazen and increasingly deadly. the commander of international forces here in afghanistan, marine general john allen, issued a statement saying "the enemies are not martyrs but murders." he said they attack "they are losing support and the will to fight." david? >> jake tapper in afghanistan tonight, thank you. >>> there was a blunt warning aimed directly at the u.s. and west from the hard-line president of syria bashar assad who watched dictators around him crumble. well, today he said the middle east will burn if the u.s. and eight i will lies intervene in the uprising against him saying it would lead to an earthquake across that region. >>> back in this country tonight in a desperate s
abc's jake tapper is in afghanistan tonight with reaction to the attack which comes as out u.s.-led coalition prepares to hand more security forces. jake? >> reporter: geek from bagram airfield, david. u.s. forces say that the attack by the taliban in kabul earlier this weekend is an example of their desperation but that seems an open question as attacks by the taliban in kabul are getting more brazen and increasingly deadly. the commander of international forces here in afghanistan,...
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so, while her husband leads forces in afghanistan, back home the general's wife is waging her own battle. protecting the people who protect us. sharyn alfonsi abc news, new york. >>> and, coming up the latest on that $380 million lottery. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. [ male announcer ] if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps save lives. [ female announcer ] certain genetic fact
so, while her husband leads forces in afghanistan, back home the general's wife is waging her own battle. protecting the people who protect us. sharyn alfonsi abc news, new york. >>> and, coming up the latest on that $380 million lottery. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day...
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jessica has a brother in afghanistan that she wishes could be here today. and jessica, would you see your brother? thank you for your service. >> reporter: brother and sister honored this fourth. >> audrey, logan. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: and there was this. the giant box wrapped in neon green. a gift, bigger than you think. >> it's a grill! >> what? open it up. what's in there? >> repepter: out of the box, staff sergeant jeremy halton. better yet -- dad. fighting through her tiny tears, audrey with a simple message. "i'm happy you're back," she says. >> we've been separated for three fourth of julys since we've been married. you don't realize how important those kind of holidays are until you're not with your loved one to b bable to celebrate them. >> reporter: and so we choose all of the troops on this fourth. for diane and all of us here, have a good evening, a safee an happy holiday. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioned closed captioning services, inc.
jessica has a brother in afghanistan that she wishes could be here today. and jessica, would you see your brother? thank you for your service. >> reporter: brother and sister honored this fourth. >> audrey, logan. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: and there was this. the giant box wrapped in neon green. a gift, bigger than you think. >> it's a grill! >> what? open it up. what's in there? >> repepter: out of the box, staff sergeant jeremy halton. better yet...
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that's where leroy petry went in may 2008, afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures, from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being in all the ceremony, a certain discomomrt at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school, but out there, picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand, but he's alive, rare for medal of honor winners. but there's also this. leroy petry decided he's not done. and when he reenlisted, he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and we want to honor him, too. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," one thing you may want to buy to help create american jobs. our made in america team finds it tonight. >>> jaycee dugard. what the neighbors who lived near that backyard prison are saying. >>> and the first lady, whose honesty about her own life, changed so many others. you could save a bundle
that's where leroy petry went in may 2008, afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures, from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being in all the ceremony, a certain discomomrt at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school, but out there, picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his...
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supports this operation right now but that's quite low compared to where iraq was at the beginning, 76%, afghanistan at the beginning, 90% support and we saw what happened to those operations over time. the public support drained away. the president knows that could happen here, as well, which is why he's going to emphasize limited in scope, limited in time. >> and questions, of course, about the u.s. national interest and where you draw the line. >> this is an important interest but not a vital u.s. interest. >> that's what we heard over the weekend, thank you, george. >>> we want you to know that george and i will be here bringing you special live coverage of the president's address to the nation starting at 7:30 eastern time. and we also want to know the questions you want the president to answer tonight and hear what you think after the speech so head to abcnews.com. you can join the conversation through facebook connect. we will be reading what you say and tomorrow i'll be sitting down one-on-one for an interview with the president. >>> and in libya the rebels are on the move. so how close are
supports this operation right now but that's quite low compared to where iraq was at the beginning, 76%, afghanistan at the beginning, 90% support and we saw what happened to those operations over time. the public support drained away. the president knows that could happen here, as well, which is why he's going to emphasize limited in scope, limited in time. >> and questions, of course, about the u.s. national interest and where you draw the line. >> this is an important interest...
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militants more effectively and to stop elements of pakistan's military from backing the taliban in afghanistan. all of this, one more sign of the growing tensions between the u.s. and pakistan. >>> as all of this debate over spending plays out in washington, in towns across this untry, millimeters of americans just want to find a job. tonight, another stunning number behind the new and rising unemployment figures. it now takes ten months to find a job, the longest ever. millions of americans now have only food stamps to get by, and those benefits kick in once a month and midnight. and it's created a new shopper in this country. the familying heading out in darkness to get their food. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: we responsibility more than a month following leslie benson and her family. she was laid off from her job two years ago. her unemployment has run out. and the state gives her just $97 in food stamps each month to feed her family of three. >> we live for that last day of the month so we can restock and replenish. >> reporter: we gave them a camera to show us how in the worl
militants more effectively and to stop elements of pakistan's military from backing the taliban in afghanistan. all of this, one more sign of the growing tensions between the u.s. and pakistan. >>> as all of this debate over spending plays out in washington, in towns across this untry, millimeters of americans just want to find a job. tonight, another stunning number behind the new and rising unemployment figures. it now takes ten months to find a job, the longest ever. millions of...
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by the time gary volesky gets home from this tour in afghanistan next spring, he will have spent four and a half years away from his wife and son. your son alex was just 6 years old when you first deployed. >> yeah, he just turned 13. >> reporter: volesky and his soldiers will be some of the last who will have to finish a full year. but for the troops who replace them, the homecomings will still be as sweet -- >> that's daddy! >> reporter: but the wait will be just a little easier to bear. >> and martha raddatz joins us fromomashington. you know some many of the families personally. great news. three months earlier. why the change now? >> reporter: the army has been working towards this for a long time, david, realizing that one-year deployments add enormous stress to a force that's already suffering high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder, divorce and suicide. this change will hopefully make a real difference in quality of life. a lot of happy soldiers and families tonight. david? >> let's get them home sooner. martha, thank you. >>> we turn now to a cry for help. new images from
by the time gary volesky gets home from this tour in afghanistan next spring, he will have spent four and a half years away from his wife and son. your son alex was just 6 years old when you first deployed. >> yeah, he just turned 13. >> reporter: volesky and his soldiers will be some of the last who will have to finish a full year. but for the troops who replace them, the homecomings will still be as sweet -- >> that's daddy! >> reporter: but the wait will be just a...
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. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested, he told officers he wanted to "get even" with the military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack here, where major nidal hassan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them to set off two bombs then shoot any survivirs. police say the attack was imminent. >> we would probably be here today giving you a different briefs had he not been stopped. >> reporter: greg ebert is the man who stopped him. a former marine and police officer who works at this killeen gun store. he got suspicious when abdo arrived in a cab on tuesday, then bought six pounds of gun powder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition, and a magazine for a semiautomatic pistol. he paid $250 in cash. >> when someone comes into a business like this and doesn't know what he's buying, i'd be concerned about that. and was. i'm not bashful at all to point a finger and say, there's something wrong with this guy. >> reporter: concerned enough to call police. >>
. >> reporter: 21-year-old naser abdo didn't want to fight in afghanistan but sources say he was more than willing to cause bloodshed at home. after being arrested, he told officers he wanted to "get even" with the military and chose ft. hood because of the 2009 attack here, where major nidal hassan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 30. he told them to set off two bombs then shoot any survivirs. police say the attack was imminent. >> we would probably be here today giving...
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remember all of those who died in war this week the pentagon released the names of four soldiers killed in afghanistan. >>> we'll be right back. i joined the navy when i was nineteen. i spent four years in the military and i served a tour in iraq. all the skills that i learned in the military are very transferable into the corporate and real world. chase hired me to be a personal banker. the 100,000 jobs mission has definitely helped me get my foot in the door. chase is giving opportunities to vets who don't think that there's any opportunity out there. chase and these other companies are getting a great deal when they hire veterans. chase is proud to help 100,000 veterans find jobs at home. ♪ [ male announcer ] you'd be shocked how much data you use in a month. e-mail, status updates, finding your way, uploading photos, downloading an app, an app, and another app. kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes... all stacking up until you reach your limit. and what happens if you go over? with sprint, you don't have to worry. only sprint offers truly unlimited data. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay
remember all of those who died in war this week the pentagon released the names of four soldiers killed in afghanistan. >>> we'll be right back. i joined the navy when i was nineteen. i spent four years in the military and i served a tour in iraq. all the skills that i learned in the military are very transferable into the corporate and real world. chase hired me to be a personal banker. the 100,000 jobs mission has definitely helped me get my foot in the door. chase is giving...